Pore Jud is Daid

Lyrics

[CURLY] Pore Jud is daid Pore Jud Fry is daid All gather 'round his coffin now and cry He had a heart of gold And he wasn't very old— Oh why did such a feller have to die? Pore Jud is daid Pore Jud Fry is daid He's lookin' oh so peaceful and serene— [JUD] And serene [CURLY] He's all laid out to rest With his hands acrost his chest His fingernails have never been so clean [CURLY, spoken] And then the preacher'd get up and he'd say "Folks, we are gathered here to moan and groan ovеr our brother Jud Fry, who hung hisself up by a rope in his smokеhouse" And then there'd be weepin' and wailin' from some of them women Then he'd say "Jud was the most misunderstood man in the territory. People used to think he was a mean ugly feller and they called him a dirty skunk and an ornery pig stealer, but the folks 'at really knowed him knowed that beneath them two dirty shirts he always wore there beat a heart as big as all outdoors." [JUD] As big as all outdoors [CURLY] Jud Fry loved his feller man [JUD] He loved his feller man [CURLY, spoken] He loved the birds of the forest and the beasts of the field. He loved the mice and the vermin in the barn. He treated the rats like equals, which was right. And he loved little children. He loved everybody and everything in the world! Only he never let on, so nobody ever knowed it [CURLY, sung] Pore Jud is daid Pore Jud Fry is daid His friends'll weep and wail for miles around [JUD] Miles around [CURLY] The daisies in the dell Will give out a diff'rent smell Because Pore Jud is underneath the ground [JUD] Pore Jud is daid A candle lights his head He's layin' in a coffin made of wood [CURLY] Wood [JUD] And folks are feelin' sad Cause they use to treat him bad And now they know their friend has gone for good [CURLY] Good [BOTH] Pore Jud is daid A candle lights his haid [CURLY] He's lookin' oh so purty and so nice He looks like he's asleep It's a shame that he won't keep But it's summer and we're running out of ice [BOTH] Pore Jud, Pore Jud